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Category: News
Media: Video
Turnaround time: More than a day but less than a week

Description of story

Cassie Nygren has been in and out of prison, addicted to heroin and things are finally beginning to turn around for her. With a new attitude on life, she tries to help others from repeating the mistakes of her past.

Feedback requested

Would love to know things that could have been done better, ways to improve and anything that did work well.
I'm a first-timer here, so any feedback is greatly appreciated!

Hi Kyle. First impressions: The production values are top notch. Excellent audio, really clean, well-lit video, with just enough slider shots. The two camera interview helps break up the long interview shots.

Story: Opening slider shot of photos pulls me into Cassie's story. Powerful interview, but... man, I wish you had an interview with the parents. When Cassie talks about her overdose and says: "I didn't experience it, they did." Cutting to the parents talking about finding Cassie on the bathroom floor would have been a powerful edit. I'd understand if the parents did not want to be on camera, but a narrative weave of Cassie with her parent's, would have really upped the storytelling in this video. That said, the video, at just over 4:00 minutes long, kept my interest to the end. I like the message of hope. Just two months out of prison, I hope Cassie can stay sober. Heroin is such a nasty drug.